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patch [ pach ]
Definitions related to patch - extended release film:
  • (film, extended release) A drug delivery system in the form of a film that releases the drug over an extended period in such a way as to maintain constant drug levels in the blood or target tissue.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (patch) A drug delivery system that often contains an adhesive backing that is usually applied to an external site on the body. Its ingredients either passively diffuse from, or are actively transported from, some portion of the patch. Depending upon the patch, the ingredients are either delivered to the outer surface of the body or into the body.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (extended release film dosage form) A film that is designed to release active and/or inert ingredient(s) at a controlled, prolonged rate so as to reduce dosing frequency.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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